Onoda: 10,000 nights in the jungleThe Caesar Award-winning WWII epic that landed on the sidewalk at the 2021 Cannes Film Festival, Un Certain Regard, has found a home in the United States.
Dark Star Pictures has acquired the North American distribution rights to the film and now plans to release it in theaters in Fall 2022, starting in New York and Los Angeles before expanding nationwide. The film will be released on-demand, on digital platforms and on Blu-ray later this year.
Written and directed by French filmmaker Arthur Harrar, who received the César for his original screenplay and based on real events; Onoda: 10,000 nights in the jungle It follows Hiroo Onoda, a 22-year-old Japanese intelligence soldier who was sent to a small island in the Philippines, where he would spend 30 years without realizing the war ended 10,000 nights ago.
The film stars Yuya Endo as a young Onoda and Kanji Tsuda (Ju On: Rancor, Blind Sword: Zatiochi) Like the old Onoda. The film is produced by Bathysphere Productions and is presented for sale worldwide by the French company Le Pacte.
“It is a great joy to know that Onoda has found an American home with Dark Star, who believes in the need to bring this film to moviegoers,” said Haram.
“Onoda “It’s a cinematic journey that starts as a war movie, morphs into a survival thriller, and ultimately into a deeply emotional character study,” said Dark Reps President Michael Reps. “This incredible biopic created by Arthur must be seen on the big screen and we will bring it to audiences in that way.”
Representatives negotiated with Camille Neal, Le Pacte’s international sales manager, on behalf of the directors.
Source: Hollywood Reporter
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